encomendar Imperfect Conjugation
encomendar — to entrust
The imperfect of encomendar is regular: encomendaba, encomendabas, encomendaba, etc.
encomendar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this tense to describe a past habit of delegating tasks or to provide background context about a responsibility someone used to have.
Notes on encomendar in the Imperfect
This verb is completely regular in the imperfect. No stem changes occur here.
Example Sentences
Antes, mi abuelo nos encomendaba cuidar el jardín.
Before, my grandfather used to entrust us with taking care of the garden.
él/ella/usted
Siempre encomendábamos las llaves a la vecina.
We always used to entrust the keys to the neighbor.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: encomendiaba
Correct: encomendaba
Why: Avoid adding the 'ie' stem change; the imperfect never uses it for -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: encomiendo
In the present tense, encomendar follows an e-to-ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: encomendé
The preterite of encomendar is completely regular, following standard -ar verb endings.
Future
yo: encomendaré
The future tense is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive encomendar.
Conditional
yo: encomendaría
The conditional uses the infinitive encomendar plus the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: encomiende
The present subjunctive follows the e-to-ie stem change (encomiende), mirroring the present indicative's pattern.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: encomendara
Formed from the third-person plural preterite, it is regular: encomendara, encomendaras, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: encomienda
The imperative uses the stem change 'ie' for tú, usted, and ustedes (encomienda, encomiende, encomienden).
Negative Imperative
yo: no encomiendes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no encomiendes, no encomiende, etc.